-Kupp is back to a full workload
-Rotating TEs, still mixing in 2 TE sets
-Impressive workload for Kyren
-9 DBs saw the field on defense. Lot of Nickel and Dime this week
-Kinchens increased playing time, most since week 4. Curl big drop (injury related?)
-Primarly 1 true ILB, Hummel more snaps than Speights
-Shoutout to Hoecht for finding a way to earn playing time. From DT to Edge to taking snaps as an LB
-Good DL rotation, looks to have been primarily 2 DTs
"impressive" isn't the word for Kyren's workload, imo. Frustrating, maybe even asinine. This guy is going to be Gurley 2.0; broken before his time. Coldheartedly riding a lead back into the ground is hardly unique, but it usually isn't done when you have what looks to be an equal , albeit green, alternative, is it ?
I've seen nothing from Corum to suggest he isn't ready to contribute. Am I wrong ? I even think his glaringly obvious greater quickness could be a real asset. Kyren is tough & great at setting up blocks, but his lack of speed IS a problem outside the RZ, imo. We've seen some signs of flex in McVay's obsessive 11P approach while the offense was limited by injuries. Until we see him build and use a RB group that has equal flex/versatility, he's got a serious Achilles Heel, imo.
So weird that a guy who is so innovative in the pass game can be so stubbornly old school with the bellcow thing, esp when his cows are so uniformly small . I watch the Gibbs & Montgomery usage, for example, & get sick with envy, tbh.